Recalls: bean bag chairs, cribs

This undated image provided by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission shows foam beads inside of an Ace Bayou Bean Bag Chair. The chairs are being recalled because the zippers on the bean bag chairs can be opened by children who can then crawl inside, get trapped and suffocate or choke on the bean bag chair’s foam beads. (AP Photo/U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)

This undated image provided by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission shows an Ace Bayou Bean Bag Chair. The chairs are being recalled because the zippers on the bean bag chairs can be opened by children who can then crawl inside, get trapped and suffocate or choke on the bean bag chair’s foam beads. (AP Photo/U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)

BEAN BAG CHAIRS

DETAILS: Ace Bayou bean bag chairs with two zippers that can be unzipped and opened, including one of the exterior cover and other directly underneath that zipper. “ACE BAYOU CORP” is printed on a tag sewn into the bean bag chair’s cover seam. They were made in China and sold at Bon-Ton, Meijer, Pamida, School Specialty, Wayfair and Walmart stores and online at Amazon.com, Meijer.com and Walmart.com before July 2013.

WHY: The zippers on the bean bag chairs can be opened by children who can then crawl inside, get trapped and suffocate or choke on the bean bag chair’s foam beads.

INCIDENTS: A 13-year-old boy from McKinney, Texas died and a 3-year-old girl from Lexington, Kentucky died after suffocating from lack of air and inhaling the chair’s foam beads. Both children were found inside the chairs.

HOW MANY: About 2.2 million.

FOR MORE: Call Ace Bayou at 855-751-8151 from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit www.acebayou.com.

CHILDREN’S WATER BOTTLES

DETAILS: Brita hard-sided water filter bottle for kids. Each bottle bears a Brita logo and features the image of a popular children’s cartoon character. They were sold from February 2014 through July 2014. Dora the Explorer, SpongeBob Square Pants and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles bottles were sold from June 2013 through July 2014.

WHY: The lid can break into pieces with sharp points, posing a laceration hazard.

INCIDENTS: 35 reports of lids breaking or cracking. No injuries have been reported.

HOW MANY: About 242,500.

FOR MORE: Call Brita at 800-926-2065 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit www.brita.com.

CONVERTIBLE CRIBS

DETAILS: Franklin & Ben Mason style 4-in-1 style cribs model number 5601 that were made from January 2012 through August 2012. They were sold from January 2012 through June 2014.

WHY: The crib front can separate from the side panels and create a hazardous gap that can allow a child to fall out or become entrapped between the front and side panels.

INCIDENTS: 14 reports of the front separating from the side panels of the crib. No injuries have been reported.

HOW MANY: About 1,000 in the U.S and 100 in Canada

FOR MORE: Call Franklin & Ben, a division of Bexco, at 888-673-6652 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or visit www.franklinandben.com.

SYNTHETIC OX GALL

DETAILS: Golden Artist Colors synthetic Ox Gall, which is designed to be used with artists’ watercolor paints in small amounts to improve flow and wetting. It was sold at fine-art supply stores nationwide and on their websites from June 2014 through July 2014.

DETAILS: StoveTop FireStop Microhood. It is a flame-activated, dry-chemical-powder, fire-suppression device that mounts over a residential cooktop stove, underneath a microwave oven. They were sold from June 2009 to August 2014 for about $80.

WHY: The Microhood front canister can fall from the unit and fail to suppress the fire.

INCIDENTS: None reported.

HOW MANY: About 103,000.

FOR MORE: Call WilliamsRDM at 888-616-7976 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST Monday through Friday or visit www.stovetopfirestop.com and click on “StoveTop FireStop Microhood Safety Notice” at the bottom of the page for more information.

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